Word "SWOOP" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
Synonyms:
slide
Examples:
the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
seize or catch with a swooping motion
Synonyms:
swoop up

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
move down on as if in an attack
Synonyms:
pounce
Examples:
The raptor swooped down on its prey
The teacher swooped down upon the new students

Crossword Clues for SWOOP

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Attack soprano without work (5) The Sun Two Speed 27 Feb 2026
Bird's dramatic dive New York Times 12 Jan 2026
Plunge like a hawk Universal 03 Oct 2025
What hawks do Eugene Sheffer 24 Sep 2025
Drop small court petition first (5)
Dive like an eagle LA Times Daily 15 Jul 2025
Fly down suddenly
Swiftly fly down to capture prey (W, not T) The Times Concise 09 Jul 2025
Move swiftly downward through the air (5)
Fly like an eagle Wall Street Journal 11 Jun 2025
Swiftly descend (on victim) Mirror Tea Time 15 May 2025
Plunge to the attack (5)
Sudden, swift descent Newsday 27 Apr 2025
Pounce on from above (5)
Take a dive west in thus going to work (5)
Attack from a great height (5)
Rush suddenly (5)
Downward arc The Sun Two Speed 25 Feb 2025
Pounce when bribe's accepted with love The Sun Two Speed 25 Feb 2025
Descend suddenly (5) Puzzler 22 Feb 2025
Captives climb round ring then suddenly descend (5)
Word after one fell? New York Times 12 Dec 2024
Pounce The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 05 Dec 2024
Like an eagle, attack prisoners of war perhaps about nothing (5)
Dive like an eagle Universal 18 Nov 2024
Fly rapidly downwards (5)
Headlong rush: one fell first - disaster! (5)
Nosedive Family Time 21 Oct 2024
Pounce in exchange pocketing nothing (5)
Dive down and ...woops! (5)
Sudden descent (5) Puzzler 06 Oct 2024
Come down and make an exchange out of love
Wartime internees raised duck in dive (5)
A sudden attack by a winger (5)
Surprise raid (5)
Raptor's plunge
E.g. an osprey's swift descent to catch fish (5)
Southwest circle linked to work making sudden descent (5)
Come down in a rush on the POWs who may be holding nothing (5)
PlusWord No 757 solution The Telegraph Plusword 17 Jun 2024
Pounce like a peregrine
Avian dive (5)
Carry out a sudden raid
Dive like a bird USA Today 25 May 2024
Swiftly descend (on a victim) Mirror Tea Time 23 May 2024
Rush down in flight (5) Puzzler 06 May 2024
Dive down - like a bird, eg (5)
Dive like a magpie (5)
Move swiftly downwards through the air (5)
Rush suddenly, almost swoon in front of Penny (5) Puzzler Cryptic 07 Mar 2024
Pounce suddenly (5)
Fly down pounce
Downward arc The Sun Two Speed 04 Feb 2024
Pounce, seeing son parking outside court The Sun Two Speed 04 Feb 2024
Swiftly descend (on victim) Mirror Tea Time 02 Feb 2024
Plummet dramatically
In one fell __ LA Times Daily 03 Dec 2023
Dramatic descent LA Times Daily 07 Sep 2023
Dive quickly, as an eagle Newsday 07 Aug 2023
Fly in for the kill, say New York Times 11 May 2023
See 9 The Guardian Cryptic 04 May 2023
Dive like an eagle USA Today 06 Apr 2023
Hawk's descent Universal 03 Apr 2023
Attack like a hawk
Eagle's sudden move USA Today 03 Nov 2021
Plunge The Telegraph Quick 29 Aug 2021
Descend like an eagle Newsday 19 Jul 2021
Suddenly dive The Washington Post Sunday 04 Jul 2021
Move rapidly downwards The Times Concise 14 May 2021
In one fell ___ (all at once)
Dive The Telegraph Quick 25 Jan 2021
Aerial attack Newsday 09 Jan 2021
Dive like an eagle USA Today 14 Dec 2020
Dive New York Times 05 Dec 2020
Descend like a 39-Down USA Today 05 Nov 2020
Eagle's descent Eugene Sheffer 08 Jul 2020
In one fell ___ (swift action)
Diving action LA Times Daily 10 Jun 2020
Diving action The Washington Post 10 Jun 2020
Plunge suddenly, as a hawk Newsday 02 Mar 2020
Downward arc Thomas Joseph 01 Feb 2020
Mascot for the Philadelphia Eagles who was featured in the film "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective"
___ down (fly downward quickly)
In one fell __ LA Times Daily 01 May 2019
In one fell __ The Washington Post 01 May 2019
Pounce when bribe's accepted with love The Sun Two Speed 13 Jan 2019
In one fell __
Raptor's maneuver
Downward arc The Sun Two Speed 25 Nov 2018
Pounce, seeing son parking outside court The Sun Two Speed 25 Nov 2018
Fly like a hawk Thomas Joseph 28 Sep 2018
Emulate an eagle Universal 06 Jun 2018
Eagle's attack Wall Street Journal 23 Apr 2018
Falcon's attack USA Today 30 Mar 2018
In one fell ___ New York Times 08 Jan 2018
Falcon's attack
In one fell ___
Eagle's attack
Emulate an eagle
Hawk's descent Wall Street Journal 30 Sep 2017
Dive like a hawk Eugene Sheffer 17 Jul 2017
Dive like an eagle
What birds of prey do New York Times 18 Oct 2016
Dive like a hawk The Washington Post 14 Jun 2016
What birds of prey do
Make an air strike?
Descend suddenly LA Times Daily 08 Nov 2015
Descend like an eagle Universal 08 Sep 2015
Pretty much the only word "fell" ever modifies
Descend like an eagle
Descend suddenly
Dive to catch a fish, maybe
Eagle's descent
Swift descent
Descend dramatically
Attack like an eagle
Plunge suddenly
What hawks do
Dive dramatically
Kestrel's dive
Attack like an eagle
Come down hard
Eagle's descent
Dive through the air
Eagle's descent
Bird of prey's dip
Move right (in)
Dive like an eagle
Dive like a hawk
Zoom down
Zoom down
Dive like an owl
Dive like an eagle
Hawk's descent
Move like a hawk
Attack like a hawk
Attack from above
Attack from above
Plunge like an eagle
Come down hard
Hawk's maneuver
Plunge suddenly
Plunge
Rush at suddenly
Come down hard
Hawk's move
SWAT operation
Hawk's descent
Hawk's descent
Attack like an eagle
Attack like an eagle
Fly like an eagle
One fell ___
Fly like an eagle, maybe
One fell ___
Hawk's descent
Descend like an eagle
Hawk's descent
Pounce
Eagle's tactic
Move like a hawk
Plunge
Attack like an eagle
Emulate eagles
Pounce
Dive like a loon
Sudden dive
Dive bomber's descent
Plunge suddenly
Eagle's descent
In one fell___
Emulate a hawk e.g.
Nose-dive
Sudden dive
Swift descent
Part of an eagle's flight
Come down in a hurry
Hawk's sudden move
Speedy descent
Pounce
Pounce
Swift descent
Sudden descent
Fly like a bat
At one fell ___
Come down on
Pounce like a hawk.
"One fell ___.”
Attack from above
Rush down at.
Sudden, swift descent.
Sweep down.
Take at one stroke.
Downward pounce.
Pounce (upon).
Batlike maneuver.
Hawk's pounce.
Sudden descent.
Word after one fell
Eagle's maneuver
Pounce.
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